Indian Polity and Governance | Articles and Schedules in the Constitution of India

Indian Polity and Governance | Articles and Schedules in the Constitution of India

Dec 10, 2024 - 12:17 Updated: Dec 10, 2024 - 12:46
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1. There were originally how many Articles in the Constitution of India?

420
380
395
270

2. Total numbers of Articles and Schedules in Constitution, calculation or numbering wise is

390 Articles, 5 Schedules
395 Articles, 12 Schedules
395 Articles, 10 Schedules
444 Articles, 12 Schedules

3. Indian Constitution consists of

300 Articles
350 Articles
More than 400 Articles
500 Articles

4. How many parts, Articles and Schedules was there in the original Indian Constitution?

22 Parts, 395 Articles and 8 Schedules
24 Parts, 450 Articles and 12 Schedules
22 Parts, 390 Articles and 8 Schedules
24 Parts, 425 Articles and 12 Schedules

5. The Indian Constitution comprises of

395 Articles, 22 Parts and 12 Schedules
371 Articles, 21 Parts and 11 Schedules
372 Articles, 20 Parts and 7 Schedules
381 Articles, 23 Parts and 8 Schedules

6. Total number of Schedules in the Constitution is

12
16
8
10

7. The Indian Constitution is divided into

16 Parts
22 Parts
24 Parts
25 Parts

8. Which part of Constitution contains provisions relating to citizenship?

Part I
Part III
Part II
Part IV

9. Which part of our Constitution envisages a three tier system of Panchayats?

Part IX
Pat X
Part XI
Part XII

10. Which part and chapter of the Indian Constitution deal with the legislative relation between the Union and the States?

Part XI and Chapter I
Part XI and Chapter II
Part XII and Chapter I
Part XII and Chapter II

11. Which one of the following Schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

First
Second
Third
Fourth

12. Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with

Allocation of seats for the Council of States
Political defection
Panchayat system
Languages

13. If a new state of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended?

First
Second
Third
Fourth

14. To give constitutional protection, state land reforms laws have been included in the

7th Schedule
9th Schedule
8th Schedule
10th Schedule

15. Under the Constitution of India, Economic Planning is a subject

In the State List
In the Union List
In the Concurrent List
Not specified in any list

16. Which of the following is the subject of Concurrent List?

Police
Criminal Matters
Radio and Television
Foreign Affairs

17. Which of the following Entry is subject of Concurrent List?

Population control and family planning
Public health and sanitation
Per-person Tax
Treasure Travel

18. Which of the following subject lies in the Concurrent List?

Agriculture
Education
Police
Defence

19. Education which was initially a state subject was transferred to the Concurrent List by the

24th Amendment
25th Amendment
42nd Amendment
44th Amendment

20. Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding Anti-defection Act?

Second Schedule
Fifth Schedule
Eighth Schedule
Tenth Schedule

21. Constitution's Tenth Schedule relates to

National Language of India
Administration of SC's and ST's Area
Judicial Review
Anti-defection Law

22. Which one of the following is not included in the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Banking
Insurance
Census
Gas

23. Which one of the following is not included in the 'Union List' of the Constitution of India?

Defence
Foreign Affairs
Railways
Agriculture

24. Which one of the following is included in the State List under Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution?

Education
Electricity
Railway Police
Forest

25. In which list of the Indian Constitution the 'Panchayati Raj' subject is included?

Union List
State List
Concurrent List
Residuary List

26. Which one of the following subject is in List-III Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

Criminal Procedure
Police
Prisons
Public Order

27. 'Marriage', 'Divorce' and 'Adoption' are an entry in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution under the following.

List I - Union List
List II - State List
List III - Concurrent List
None of the above

28. The right of the government to impose taxes and fees is provided in which List of Constitution?

VI Schedule
VII Schedule
IX Schedule
XI Schedule

29. Which one of the following is in the State List?

Railway Police
Corporation Tax
Census
Economic and Social Planning

30. Land Reform comes under the subjects of

Union List
Concurrent List
State List
None of the above

31. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of Schedule Areas in several states?

Third
Fifth
Seventh
Ninth

32. Provisions of Schedule Six of the Constitution does not apply to which of these state?

Assam
Meghalaya
Tripura
Manipur

33. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with the administration of tribal areas of which of the following States?

Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Uttarakhand, Manipur, Jharkhand
Nagaland, Arunachal, Tripura

34. The provisions of the Fifth and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made to

Protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
Determine the boundaries between States
Determine the powers, authority and responsible of Panchayats
Protect the interests of all the border States

35. The Constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under Article

226
243
239
219

36. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution is related to which of the following?

Municipality
Panchayati Raj
Centre-State relationship
Removal of corruption

37. The provision that "no bill imposing tax can be introduced in the Legislature except on the recommendation of the President" is covered in the Constitution of India under

Article 117
Article 266
Article 306
Article 307

38. Special provision regarding Financial Bills is given under

Article 117
Article 119
Article 121
Article 123

39. Which one of the following articles of the Indian Constitution provides for All Indian Services?

Article 310
Article 311
Article 312
Article 313